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The table below looks at the demand for Quality Assurance (QA) skills within the Docklands, London region with a comparison to our Quality Assurance & Compliance category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited QA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkQuality Assurance (QA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6281
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads625
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.025 %
As % of the category below24.00 %23.58 %
Daily rates quoted48
Average minimum daily rate£494£438
Average daily rate£544£475
% change on same period last year+14.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£594£513
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£336
% change on same period last year+4.58 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.70£30.50
% change on same period last year+3.93 %
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
Docklands, London
Matching contract IT job ads25106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.105 %
Daily rates quoted1657
Average minimum daily rate£395£418
Average daily rate£416£448
% change on same period last year-7.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£436£477
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£354
% change on same period last year+6.75 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£11.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.82£25.74
% change on same period last year-7.48 %
QA LondonQA
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Docklands, London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.

Docklands, London QA Demand Trend

QA
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing QA across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London QA Daily Rate Trend

QA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing QA across the Docklands, London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Docklands, London QA Daily Rate Histogram

QA
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing QA across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London QA Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing QA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited QA.

17 (63.64 %)Finance
24 (36.36 %)Project Management
24 (36.36 %)SQL
24 (36.36 %)Microsoft
33 (27.27 %)Banking
33 (27.27 %)Risk Management
33 (27.27 %)MS Excel
42 (18.18 %)MS Access
42 (18.18 %)VB
42 (18.18 %)N-Tier
42 (18.18 %)TestDirector
42 (18.18 %)Regression Testing
42 (18.18 %)Stakeholder Management
42 (18.18 %)Equities
42 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
51 (9.091 %)Knowledge Management
51 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
51 (9.091 %)Requirements Management
51 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
51 (9.091 %)Test Management
51 (9.091 %)Manual Testing
51 (9.091 %)System Testing
51 (9.091 %)Data Protection
51 (9.091 %)Asset Management
51 (9.091 %)Data Management
51 (9.091 %)TOGAF
51 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (9.091 %)Programme Management
51 (9.091 %)Telelogic

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing QA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited QA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (27.27 %)MS Excel
21 (9.091 %)MS PowerPoint
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (18.18 %)MS Access
21 (9.091 %)OLTP
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)OLAP
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)TestDirector
21 (9.091 %)PowerBuilder
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (63.64 %)Finance
23 (27.27 %)Banking
31 (9.091 %)Front Office
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Analyst
14 (36.36 %)Project Manager
22 (18.18 %)QA Analyst
22 (18.18 %)Test Analyst
22 (18.18 %)QA Test Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Data Manager
31 (9.091 %)Business Project Manager
31 (9.091 %)Business Continuity Manager
31 (9.091 %)Business Manager
31 (9.091 %)DBA
31 (9.091 %)SQL Server DBA
31 (9.091 %)SQL DBA
31 (9.091 %)Lead Architect
31 (9.091 %)PMO Analyst
31 (9.091 %)Tester
31 (9.091 %)Architect
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)N-Tier
12 (18.18 %)Equities
21 (9.091 %)Client/Server
21 (9.091 %)PMI
21 (9.091 %)Replication
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (9.091 %)Windows
11 (9.091 %)Windows XP
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Project Management
23 (27.27 %)Risk Management
32 (18.18 %)Stakeholder Management
32 (18.18 %)Regression Testing
32 (18.18 %)Business Analysis
41 (9.091 %)Knowledge Management
41 (9.091 %)Enterprise Architecture
41 (9.091 %)Requirements Management
41 (9.091 %)User Acceptance Testing
41 (9.091 %)Test Management
41 (9.091 %)Manual Testing
41 (9.091 %)System Testing
41 (9.091 %)Data Protection
41 (9.091 %)Disaster Recovery
41 (9.091 %)GAP Analysis
41 (9.091 %)Business Continuity
41 (9.091 %)Programme Management
41 (9.091 %)Asset Management
41 (9.091 %)Data Management
41 (9.091 %)TOGAF
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (36.36 %)SQL
22 (18.18 %)VB
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (9.091 %)ISEB
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (36.36 %)Microsoft
21 (9.091 %)HP
21 (9.091 %)Telelogic